JAVIER

JOS HERNNDEZ ACOSTA, MBA

PO Box 930552 San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00928 (787) 396-9118 [email protected] PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Inversin Cultural, San Juan January 2010 - Present Business Mentorship, Consulting and Education (Arts and Culture) www.inversioncultural.com Teatro Breve management, production and financial services Cambio en Clave management and financial services Guillermo Domnguez, Inc. management and financial services Abracadabra Counter Caf management, marketing and financial services University of Puerto Rico, Ro Piedras Campus January 2013 - Present Lecturer Graduate Course: Managemente and Production in the Music Sector Incub-accin Cultural Businesses Incubator - Consultant University of Sacred Heart, San Juan January 2011 - Present Lecturer Subgraduate Courses: Marketing Principles, Services Marketing, Marketing Research and International Marketing. Online Course Design Marketing Principles Assesment Program Marketing and Entrepreneurship Programs Interamerican University, Ponce Campus Lecturer Subgraduate Courses: Culture in International Business and International Business Environment in America, Europe & Pacific. UPR-Rio Piedras Campus EGAE, San Juan August 2010 December 2010 Teacher Assistant Assist professors in academic research. Coordinate and assist in academic courses. Administrative tasks related to academics. Biento - Bar and Restaurant, San Juan April 2008 April 2010 Co-Owner Development and implementation of business plan. Budget, accounting and financial decisions. Development and implementation of marketing strategies Supervision of employees and payroll management. Taller de Cantautores, Coop., San Juan October 2005 - April 2008 Executive President

 Budget, accounting and financial decisions. Development and implementation of marketing strategies Management of business units. - Theater, Rehearsal Rooms, Record Label, School of Arts - Concession Management University of Puerto Rico Theater, Rio Piedras Campus. Supervision of employees and payroll management. Executive Producer and Coordinator of discography Navidad y Cntame -

Estudios Tecnicos, Inc., San Juan January 1998 - October 2005 Research Assistant Coordinating and supervising field research. Data processing, analysis and results presentation. Management of payroll and research projects. CONSULTING EXPERIENCE Teatro Breve, Inc. (Theatre Collective) May 2007 - Present Market Research and Strategic Planning PACA Sala Beckett (Cultural Organization) Mayo 2009 Business Planning and Financial Projections Wataka Phi-na, Inc. (Cultural Events Producer) November 2009 - Present Business Planning, Management, Marketing LRS Music (Music Production) June 2010 Business Plan ACADEMICS Interamerican University, Metro Campus Started on August 2011 PhD Entrepreneurial Development International Business Online Master in Cultural Management and Cultural Policy August 2011 June 2012 Universidad Autnoma Metropolitana / Organizacin de Estados Iberoamericanos Graduate Business School August 2008 December 2010 University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan M.B.A, International Business University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan August 1996 - June 1999 B.B.A, Marketing PUBLICATION IN BOOKS The Cultural Entrepreneur: An Exploratory Study (qualitative) December 2012 Of Entrepreneurship in the Arts Revista Nacional de Administracin, Vol. 3, 2, pp. 138-154
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Cultural Entrepreneurship: Building from the Artists Experiences March 2012 Paper published in the book: Pioneering Minds World Wide: Entrepreneurial Principles of Creative and Cultural Industries, Edubron, Utrecht. PRESENTATIONS IN CONFERENCES Cultural Co-operatives as an Alternative of Development in the Arts March 2013 Paper presented at the XI Conference of COOPERAT Co-operatives as an Alternative of Development during the Global Crisis. Hotel Riviera, March 5-7, La Habana, Cuba How Culture Affects Cultural Policy: Implications for Theory, Policy and Management October 2012 Demand Conditions in the Puerto Rican Film Industry Papers presented at the 40th Social Theory, Politics and the Arts Conference (STPA) Louisiana State University, October 18-20, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Cultural Return as a Tool for Strategic Planning in Arts Organizations September 2012 Paper presented at the 4th Congress of Research on Business and Entrepreneurship Universidad del Turabo, September 20-21, Caguas, Puerto Rico. Cultural Return: Toward a Preliminary Framework June 2012 Global Competitiveness Starts at Home: Demand Conditions in the Puerto Rican Film Industry Evaluating Cultural Policies: The Case of the Puerto Rican Traditional Music Papers presented at the 17th International Conference on Cultural Economics June 22-24, Kyoto, Japan. Mindset, Policy and Business Models in Cultural Entrepreneurship: March 2012 The Multicultural Case of Puerto Rico Presented in the Research Conference on the Contribution of Sustainable Cultural Entrepreneurship, March 21-23, Utrecht, Netherland. Business Education for Cultural Entrepreneurs March 2012 Presented at 8th Quest for Competitiveness Sheraton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico Youth Cooperativism as a Project to Develop an Entrepreneurial Culture February 2011 Conference presented at the 1ra Conferencia Bienal sobre Cooperativismo y Economa Social February 25, 2011, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Factors Influencing Consumer Behavior in Music Piracy: March 2010 The Multicultural Case of Puerto Rico Co-author (Dra. Olivia Hernndez, Tecnolgico de Monterrey, Mxico) Presented at 7th Quest for Competitiveness Sheraton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico The Artist as Entrepreneur: An Exploratory Study Julio 2011 Co-author Dr. Victor Quiones, paper presented at the International Conference of Arts and Cultural Management AIMAC) June 3-6 2011, Antwerp, Belgium

Javier Jos Hernndez Acosta P.O. Box 930552, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00928 / (787) 396-9118 / [email protected]

 Determinants of Music Piracy in Puerto Rico Julio 2011 Co-author Dra. Olivia Hernndez Pozas, paper presented at the International Conference of Arts and Cultural Management AIMAC) June 3-6 2011, Antwerp, Belgium OTHER PRESENTATIONS The Challenges of an Artists Cooperative November 2011 Presentation in Workshop of Cultural Cooperatives UPR Ro Piedras Cultural Management Graduate Program November 30, 2011 Arts and Cultural Management: Cultural Industries and Economic Development June 2011 Conference presented to employees of Caguas Municipality, 16 de June 16, 2011 Cultural Investment Fund March 2011 Proposal accepted among the Best 20 for the Symposium Creative Financing for the Arts, Rotterdam, Neatherlands

NEWSPAPER COLUMNS The Culture Limbo February 2013 Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Da, April 13, 2013. pp. 54 What to do with the ICP? April 2013 Article in 80grados.net April 12-18 Rendimiento cultural April 2013 Newspaper Column Dilogo Newspaper, Section Desafo, April-May, 2013. pp. 25 Seven Decades of Cultural Impact March 2013 Article Dilogo Newspaper, Section Desafo, March-April 2013. pp. 27 Creative Economy February 2013 Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Da, February 6, 2013, pp. 55. San Juan for Everyone Through Culture February 2013 Cover article 80grados.net January 11-17 En Rojo, Claridad Newspaper January 30-February 6 The Excess of the Press enero 2012 Newspaper Column El Nuevo Da, January 23, 2012. Pp. 55 The Tale of Yannis Concert December 2011 Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Da, December 23, 2011, pp. 58.

Javier Jos Hernndez Acosta P.O. Box 930552, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00928 / (787) 396-9118 / [email protected]

Inmigration and Development June 2011 Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Da, June 7, 2011, pp. 58 Opportunities of Cultural Tourism March 2011 Newspaper Column - El Vocero, March 2, 2011, pp. 27 Gross National Happines February 2011 Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Da, February 2, 2011, p. 69

Cooperativism in Professional Sports January 2011 Newspaper Column - Dialogo Digital, January 13, 2011 Censorship is Useless November 2010 Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Dia, November 26, 2010, p. 94

Corruption in the Arts Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Dia, November 2, 2010, p. 60

November 2010 October 2010

The Potencial of Cooperativism Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Dia, October 21, 2010, p. 64 The Entrepreneurial Culture Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Dia, August 26, 2010, p. 73

August 2010

The Idea of the Cultural City June 2010 Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Dia, June 9, 2010, p. 67 Building a Sustainable Cultural Industry February 2010 Newspaper Column - El Peridico Vol. 51 Feb. 17-23, 2010, p. 12 OTHER RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS The Artist as an Entrepreneur: An Exploratory Study December 2010 Unpublished (MBA Research Project UPR Rio Piedras)

The Cultural Industries and the Free Trade Agreements UPR Rio Piedras, International Economics Seminar

June 2010

Music Piracy: Ethical and Cultural Aspects in the Consumer Behavior June 2009 UPR Rio Piedras, Cross Cultural Management Seminar DISTINCTIONS Academic Distinction Medal June 2011 Business Graduate School, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus Honor Student Academic Year 2009-2010 EGAE UPR Rio Piedras Campus

Javier Jos Hernndez Acosta P.O. Box 930552, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00928 / (787) 396-9118 / [email protected]

Premio al Mrito Professional Leader November 2007 Liga de Cooperativas de Puerto Rico EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Professional Percussionist (Music) August 2007 Present Performing and Touring w/ Kany Garca, Antonio Cabn Vale El Topo and Mikie Rivera Coordinator April 2006 - Present Crculos Rtmicos Leadership and Teamwork Workshops through music and rhythm Coop. Seguros Mltiples, Hogar Plaza Corazn, Esc. Gustavo Adolfo Bcquer (Hato Rey), etc. Treasurer Board of Directors August 2009 - 2011 Teatro Breve, Inc. President Board of Directors May 2012 - Present Centro de Produccin y Experimentacin Sonora (CEPES), Inc. Member Taller de Cantautores, Coop. January 2007 Present Member EstuEGAE August 2010 Present Graduate Business School Student Association Member ACEI April 2012 - Present Association of Cultural Economics International REFERENCES FURNISHED UPON REQUEST

Javier Jos Hernndez Acosta P.O. Box 930552, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00928 / (787) 396-9118 / [email protected]